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Blikanasaurus

Naam beteken: “lizard from Blikana”1

Blikanasaurus was a thick, heavy dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on all four legs and was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods. Scientists only know it from a few leg bones, so it is still a bit of a mystery.1

Het geleef

227 tot 201 miljoen jaar gelede5

Laat Trias

Fossiele gevind in

South Africa, in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces1 2

Topspoed

omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Blikanasaurus omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Blikanasaurus is only known from a few hindlimb bones, including a partial foot and leg, found at the foot of Blikana Mountain.1

Its leg bones were very thick and heavy, suggesting Blikanasaurus was a sturdy, robust dinosaur that probably walked on all fours.1

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

The species name cromptoni honors American paleontologist A.W. 'Fuzz' Crompton, who led many fossil hunts in South Africa.1

Some scientists think Blikanasaurus belongs to its own family called Blikanasauridae, but this is not widely accepted.1

KI-prent van Blikanasaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Blikanasaurus dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Blikanasaurus

?How big was Blikanasaurus?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few leg bones have been found. The bones are thick and heavy, so it was a sturdy, robust dinosaur, but its exact size is unknown.1

?What did Blikanasaurus eat?

Blikanasaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that mostly ate plants.3

?When did Blikanasaurus live?

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

?Where was Blikanasaurus found?

Blikanasaurus was found in South Africa, near Blikana Mountain in the Eastern Cape and also in the Eastern Free State.1 4

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Blikanasaurus
Benoem deur: Galton and Van Heerden 19855
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Sauropodiformes5
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 227 tot 201 miljoen jaar (Norian / Rhaetian)5
Rotsformasies: Elliot5
Lande: Suid-Afrika5
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: Blikanasaurus was named in 1985 by Peter Galton and Jacques Van Heerden. The first fossils were found around 1965 at the foot of Blikana Mountain in South Africa.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how Blikanasaurus is related to other dinosaurs. Some think it is a very early sauropod, while others place it as a more primitive sauropodomorph.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Blikanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
BLIKANASAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
wiredspace.wits.ac.za (wiredspace.wits.ac.za)
Blikanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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